A cybersecurity researcher is urging users to upgrade Adobe Acrobat Reader after a fix was released yesterday for a remote code execution zero-day with a public in-the-wild proof-of-concept exploit. […]
WordPress.org to require 2FA for plugin developers by October
Starting October 1st, WordPress.org accounts that can push updates and changes to plugins and themes will be required to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts. […]
Google Introduces ‘Air-Gapped’ Backup Vault to Thwart Ransomware
“It’s critical to not only back up your critical workloads, but also to secure those backups against subsequent modification and deletion.”
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Quad7 Botnet Expands to Target SOHO Routers and VPN Appliances
The operators of the mysterious Quad7 botnet are actively evolving by compromising several brands of SOHO routers and VPN appliances by leveraging a combination of both known and unknown security flaws.
Targets include devices from TP-LINK, Zyxel, Asus, Axentra, D-Link, and NETGEAR, according to a new report by French cybersecurity company Sekoia.
“The Quad7 botnet operators appear to be
Targets include devices from TP-LINK, Zyxel, Asus, Axentra, D-Link, and NETGEAR, according to a new report by French cybersecurity company Sekoia.
“The Quad7 botnet operators appear to be
DragonRank Black Hat SEO Campaign Targeting IIS Servers Across Asia and Europe
A “simplified Chinese-speaking actor” has been linked to a new campaign that has targeted multiple countries in Asia and Europe with the end goal of performing search engine optimization (SEO) rank manipulation.
The black hat SEO cluster has been codenamed DragonRank by Cisco Talos, with victimology footprint scattered across Thailand, India, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, and China.
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The black hat SEO cluster has been codenamed DragonRank by Cisco Talos, with victimology footprint scattered across Thailand, India, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, and China.
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SplxAI Raises $2 Million to Protect AI Chatbot Apps
SplxAI has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to help organizations identify vulnerabilities in AI chat applications.
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Compliance and Risk Management Startup Datricks Raises $15 Million
The Tel Aviv company attracts $15 million in a Series A investment to build an AI-powered compliance and risk management platform.
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Criminal IP and IPLocation.io Join Forces for Enhanced IP Analysis
AI SPERA announced today that its IP address intelligence engine, Criminal IP, has integrated with IPLocation.io. Learn more from Criminal IP about how this brings additional insights to Criminal IP’s threat intelligence database. […]
Intel Informs Customers About Over a Dozen Processor Vulnerabilities
Intel on Tuesday published advisories covering more than 20 vulnerabilities affecting processors and other products.
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Beyond Immature Rhetoric: The Case Against Mockery and Ambulance Chasing in the Security Industry
Five reasons why “Ambulance Chasing” and mocking harm the security profession and are never a good idea.
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